| Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum Contributor(s): Sellar, A. M. (Introduction by), Sellar, A. M. (Translator), Bede (Author) |
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ISBN: 1979749590 ISBN-13: 9781979749596 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Religion | Christian Church - General |
| Series: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.28 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. A Revised Translation. With Introduction, Life, and Notes by A. M. Sellar late Vice-Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Latin: Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum), written by the Venerable Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity. It was originally composed in Latin, is considered to be one of the most important original references on Anglo-Saxon history and has played a key role in the development of an English national identity. It is believed to have been completed in 731 when Bede was approximately 59 years old. There are, it has been estimated, in England and on the Continent, in all about 140 manuscripts of the |